2015-2017 RLA Cohort
In the Fall of 2015, we welcomed the following faculty and staff to the 2015-2017 Rutgers Leadership Academy. The cohort included 16 faculty and 13 staff from across the institution. You can read the Rutgers Leadership Academy (RLA) 2015-2017 Fellows Bios here, and view the 2015-2017 capstone projects here.
Lauren Aleksunes
Associate Professor
Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Nominator: Debra Laskin, Chair, Roy A. Bowers Endowed Chair, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Ioannis Androulakis
Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, School of Engineering
Nominator: Thomas Farris, Dean, School of Engineering
Beth Angell
Chair of the Faculty
School of Social Work
Nominator: Cathryn Potter, Dean, School of Social Work
Charletta Ayers
Chief
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Nominator: Gloria Bachmann, Interim Chair, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Dunbar Birnie
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
Nominator: Thomas Farris, Dean, School of Engineering
Linda Brzustowicz
Professor and Chair
Genetics, School of Arts and Sciences
Nominator: Kenneth Breslauer, Dean and VP, Life and Health Sciences
Nancy Cintron
Associate Dean of Student Services
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Joseph Barone, Dean, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Timothy Cleary
Associate Professor
Applied Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Nominator: Susan Forman, University Professor, Dept. of Applied Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Elliot Coups
Associate Professor
Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Nominator: Robert DiPaola, Director, Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Robin Diamond
Assistant Dean I Supervisor/Director of Transfer Student Services
School of Arts and Sciences
Nominator: Susan Lawrence, Dean for Educational Initiatives and the Core Curriculum, School of Arts and Sciences
Kevin Ewell
Assistant Dean for Student Services
School of Communication and Information
Nominator: Claire McInerney, Acting Dean, School of Communication and Information
Patricia Findley
Special Assistant to the Dean for Inter-professional Initiatives and Campus Coordinator-Newark
School of Social Work
Nominator: Cathryn Potter, Dean, School of Social Work
Sharon Fortin
Director of Business Administration and Human Resources
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Nominator: James Hughes, Dean, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Ingrid Fulmer
Associate Professor
Human Resources Management, School of Management and Labor Relations
Nominator: Barbara Lee, Sr. VP for Academic Affairs
Tobias Gerhard
Associate Professor
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research/Pharmacoepidemiology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Nominator: Brian Strom, Chancellor, RBHS
Roger Grillo
Associate Director, Administration
New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health/SEBS
Nominator: Peter Gilles, Founding Director, New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health/SEBS
Kenneth Karamichael
Sr. Associate Director, Office of Continuing Professional Education
Youth Development, Office of Continuing Professional Education, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Nominator: Larry Katz, Director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Susan Keith
Associate Professor
Journalism and Media Studies, School of Communication and Information
Nominator: Claire McInerney, Acting Dean, School of Communication and Information
Christopher Kenniff
Director, Extension Division
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Nominator: George Stauffer, Dean, Mason Gross School of the Arts
Sharda Kohli
Clinical Department Administrator
Radiation Oncology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Nominator: Bruce Haffty, Professor and Chair, Radiation Oncology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Robin Leichenko
Professor
Geography, School of Arts and Sciences
Nominator: Joanna Regulska, VP International and Global Affairs
Margaret Quinn
Clinical Associate Professor
Rutgers School of Nursing
Nominator: William Holzemer, Dean, Rutgers School of Nursing
Sheraz Siddiqui
Instructor
Family Medicine and Community Health, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Nominator: Alfred Tallia, Professor and Chair, Family Medicine and Community Health, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Steven Singer
Professor and Interim Chair
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dental Medicine
Nominator: Cecile Feldman, Dean, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Jean Sinzdak
Associate Director
Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute
Nominator: Debbie Walsh, Director, Center for American Women & Politics, Eagleton Institute
Frank Sonnenberg
Professor/Chief Medical Informatics Officer
General Internal Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Nominator: Anthony Scardella, Interim Chair, Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Tudor Vagaonescu
Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Nominator: Jeffrey Carson, Provost, RBHS-New Brunswick
Jianfeng (Jeff) Wang
Director and
Special Asst. to VP for Academic Affairs, Rutgers China Office
Nominator: Richard L. Edwards, Exec. VP for Academic Affairs/Chancellor, Rutgers New Brunswick
Matt Winkler
Assistant Dean
Graduate School of Education
Nominator: Barry Qualls, University Professor, English, School of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers Leadership Academy 2015-2017 Fellows (pdf)